Apotheon
is a 2D platformer with some open world aspects and it is based on
Greek mythology. It is one of the free games for PlayStation Plus
subscribers this month. It all kicks off with Goddess Hera informing
us that the Gods have abandoned mankind with the amazing quote “And
with their shepherds gone, the sheep fall prey to the wolves.”
The
game starts off in a state of devastation and is straight in to the
action, protagonist Nikandreos rises from the ashes and heads
straight to battle. After battling your way through the city you are
introduced to Hera who tells you of Zues’ plan to rid the earth of
the mortals.
Once
on Mt Olympus you face all of the Greek Gods that I probably learnt
at school but actual learnt from ‘God of War’. One of said Gods
is Apollo God of war and apparent lover of nudity. Once you get past
the nudity, Apollo is a pretty tough guy which is obvious seeing as
he is the God of war. Another God that we face is Poseidon, ruler of
the sea; the only thing that lets this game down is that Apotheon was
experiencing bug when it came to facing Poseidon. The game actually
proves quite educational as it teaches a lot about Greek mythology
even if it is the basics.
The
main annoyance in Apotheon is the fact that Nikandreos does not talk,
this is a main concern in a lot of video games, it has hard to create
an emotive connection with a protagonist that doesn’t talk, it is
what can break immersion, although it does not break immersion
Apotheon and this is mainly due to the action packed gameplay that
seems to take your mind off the fact the Nikandreos does not have the
ability of speech, but does have a lot of other abilities.
The
combat in Apotheon is usually really fun with the ability to use all
different types of from a bow and arrow, trident or a fiery sword.
Being able to use all these different types of weapons is part of
what makes this game really fun to play, although there are some
drawbacks to the combat for example you can miss an attack by the
slightest amount which isn’t necessarily a bad thing as it allows
you to improve your skills unlike some games which have the auto
assist features. You can also get knocked back about 10 feet by one
blow to your character.
Overall
the game has some brilliant features and a great story, it is like a
side scroller version of God of War with just as an intriguing
storyline facing up against all the Gods of Olympus with and amazing
ending.
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